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Real and Fake Leg Rowing Fishermen on Inle Lake

May 28, 2014 by Daniel McBane 10 Comments

A leg rower on Inle Lake in Myanmar
This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series A Boat Tour of Inle Lake in Myanmar

“Skip it. It’s too touristy.” If you’ve done any traveling, you’ve probably heard this phrase. Some travelers shun any destination or activity seen as popular and will even go so far as to berate others for not doing the same. They don’t seem to understand that places become touristy for one simple reason: [read more…]

Filed Under: Myanmar Tagged With: Myanmar, transportation, culture, Inle Lake

Village Life on Inle Lake…Yes, it Includes Souvenir Shops

Jun 11, 2014 by Daniel McBane 2 Comments

Inle Lake locals loading a boat in Myanmar
This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series A Boat Tour of Inle Lake in Myanmar

After puttering down the lake for a while, we eventually arrived at the village of Ywama to visit a local market. Our driver parked our boat and dropped us off at a long, covered walkway lined with makeshift stalls manned by local vendors. The vendors might have been local, but [read more…]

Filed Under: Myanmar Tagged With: Inle Lake, Myanmar, transportation, culture, locals

Inle’s Floating Gardens and some Buddhist Hypocrisy

Jun 25, 2014 by Daniel McBane 3 Comments

a leg rower in Inle Lake's floating gardens
This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series A Boat Tour of Inle Lake in Myanmar

After visiting the temple, we got back on our boat and headed into another floating village. This one was even more photogenic than the first and I shot another 200 photos. By now the sun was at its hottest, but I still had no interest in holding an umbrella while trying to [read more…]

Filed Under: Myanmar Tagged With: Myanmar, transportation, architecture, Inle Lake

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